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George Wein has died at 95

Rhodyspit75

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George Wein founded the Newport Jazz Festival in 1954 and the Newport Folk Festival in 1959. The Jazz Festival is known as the Granddaddy of all festivals.
 

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The man who founded the modern music festival had some impressive friends -

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Thanks George. RIP.
Tom M.
 
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